Police: Lockdown at Spring Hill schools caused by lost teen

Some schools in Spring Hill were locked down Wednesday morning after a lost teenager walked into one of the buildings.

Authorities were notified at 9:12 a.m. that an "unknown and unauthorized male" had walked into the Spring Hill Middle School North campus.

"When the subject was confronted by staff at the school, the male subject left the building. The school administration locked down both middle school North and South campuses and administration at Spring Hill Elementary School conducted a lockdown as well," police said in a news release.

Police said officers found the teenager a short time later.

Authorities said the teen is autistic and was lost when he walked into Spring Hill Middle School North.

Police said they reunited the teen with his family.

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